Feb. 7, 2008

You know you live in SC (and most southern states) if.....

Things I Learned Living in South Carolina : 
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.


2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in SouthCarolina.
 
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders.  All 10,000 of them live in South Carolina, plus a couple no one’s ever seen before!

4. If it grows, it'll stick ya.  If it crawls, it'll bite cha.

5.'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words.

6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.

7. 'Jaw-P?' means 'Did y'all go to the bathroom?'

8. People actually grow and eat okra.

9. 'Fixinto' is one word.

10. There is no such thing as 'lunch.'  There is only dinner and then there is supper.

11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two, and South Carolinians do like a little tea with our sugar!

12. Backwards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.'

13. The word 'Jeet' is actually a question meaning 'Did you eat?'

14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what timeit is.  You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.

16. "No. Jew?'" is a common response to the question 'Did you bring any beer?'

 
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IF:
1. You measure distance in minutes.


2. You've ever had to switch from heat to A/C in the same day.

3. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.

4. You know what a 'DAWG' is.

5. You carry jumper cables in your car...  For your OWN car.

6. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, vinegar, ketchup, and Texas Pete.

7. The local papers cover national and international news on one page,but require 6 pages for local gossip and motor sports.

8. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.

9. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm.'

10. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas.

11. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as Goin' to Wally World.

12. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chicken stew weather.

13. Fried catfish is the other white meat.

14. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed.  If our mama says we can drive we can drive dag-nabbit.

15. You understand these jokes and forward them to your South Carolina friends (and those who just wish they lived in South Carolina).


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Jan. 29, 2008

UPDATE

Just wanted to update everyone praying for Austin and his family.  Austin was taken off life support on Sunday (again) and this time he did not breath on his own.  Please pray for his family as they deal with something I can not even imagine dealing with.  Austin Green was 11 years old and the family has set up a Memorial Fund in his name at People's Bank in SC.  The proceeds go to the Liberty Recreation Department.  If you would like to donate you can contact
Peoples National Bank is located at:
424 Hampton Ave.
Pickens, S.C.
29671

Please pray for his family with me.
IN HIM,
julie

"Never understanding His way but always trusting in His heart"


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Jan. 25, 2008

Asking for prayer

Wednesday night was a tragic night in our little town in south.  A church bus carrying children from a Wednesday night church service back home crashed with 10 children and 1 bus driver inside.  The bus tumbled down a steep embankment and pinned the driver inside against a tree.  Most all the kids went to the ER but one has broken his neck and has no brain activity.  Except through God's intervention he will not live.  Please pray for him.  His name is Austin.

The bus driver may have lost both legs.  That has not been confirmed through the media but was told to me by a friend who is a first responder EMT.

The tragedy has rocked our small community.  The church bus belongs to the Church and Christian School where two of my children attend.   Both of my boys have ridden the bus several times for field trips.  My 6 year old knows the bus driver and is incredibly sad for him and his family.

How fragile life is.  At any moment, anytime God can call us home.  We never know.  Grief, pain,and sorrow can enter our hearts in the blink of an eye.  And what do we do with the pain if we have no hope?  That, I just can not imagine. 

How thankful am I for today?  How often do I praise Him in the mundane routine of my life?  How often does my heart wander away from what has been given to me?  "What if.........?".  Am I joyful in today?  Am I thankful for each heartbeat in the chest of my children?

Wednesday night was a terribly cold and foggy night.  Visibility was horrible.  Please join me in praying for all the families, the bus driver and Austin.  Be thankful today for what it is....another chance to love, to show others His glory and to touch someone's life.

Thanks,
julie


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Dec. 10, 2005

Growing old

I had my second EVER mammogram yesterday.  Although not as unpleasant as some describe having another woman handle THOSE is a little uncomfortable.  Can't you imagine her "after work" conversations......

"I'm going to start selling IVORY soap as a side job."
"Do you know how hard it is to get NOTHING squeezed between two pieces of metal?"
"I had no idea those things can be shaped like bananas (cantaloupes) (watermelons) (peas)."
"This one chick screamed today when I got her all mushed in there like I was killing her or something."

Her comments to me were.....
"Someone should have told you we don't do mammograms in the winter we do freeze and squeezes."
"We're going to do three pictures of one side because it's not good to freeze and rethaw meat that many times."

So I can just imagine the "over dinner" conversations.
YIKES!!!!

julie



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